Then There is a limit to the divine patience. He will not always look on in silence. If they persist in their folly He must speak, and His word (like that of His representative, Isaiah 11:4) is power.

vex Trouble, confound, dismay, with panic terror, paralysing their efforts. Cp. Psalms 48:5; Psalms 83:15; Psalms 83:17.

in his sore displeasure Lit. fiery wrath(Exodus 15:7), a word used almost exclusively of divine anger.

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